The USPS Benefits and Wellness team is encouraging employees to participate in the Summertime challenge, a six-week interactive program designed to track and encourage physical activity. The program will use the theme of summer memories to motivate participants to reimagine and recapture the boundless energy of childhood. Participants will have access to healthy recipes, daily […]
USPS employees may participate in a webinar that will help explain how the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program and Medicare work in retirement. The session, “PSHB and Medicare in Retirement,” will be held Monday, June 9, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health plans for […]
Last week, Link told you about the Postal Service’s preparations for this year’s USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, which begins Sunday, June 1. The organization announced there were more than 6,000 dog attacks on Postal Service employees in 2024, up from about 5,800 such incidents the year before. Los Angeles led major cities with […]
Letter Carrier Tara Marsh of Imlay City, MI, recently delivered the gift of life by donating a kidney to someone she has never met. After Marsh saw a social media post about the person who needed a kidney, she inquired about becoming a potential donor. Marsh, a mother of four, then took health, blood and […]
USPS is reminding employees of the proper procedure for disposing of old postal equipment and documents. If there are unwanted postal artifacts at a workplace, the facility’s manager should email photos and a description of each item to the Postal Service historian’s office. Artifacts should not be sent to USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, without […]
In his book “The Tipping Point,” Malcolm Gladwell describes a group he calls “connectors” — folks with expansive personal and professional networks who effortlessly forge links between them. They’re “people with a special gift for bringing the world together,” in Gladwell’s words. Frances Reynolds, a USPS retail associate, is one such connector. She is the […]
Ten companies received the Postal Service’s Supplier Performance Awards during the National Postal Forum in April. The annual awards, presented in four categories, recognize supply chain partners that help USPS save money, increase revenue or performance results, and demonstrate a spirit of collaboration. The recipients were: • Supplier Excellence Awards: Manhattan Telecommunications, Laurits R. Christensen […]
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A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.98 percent during the week ending May 23, down 0.32 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 28. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.33 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.56 percent rating. Among the […]
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The Postal Service will release its Baby Wild Animals stamps on Friday, May 23. The stamps feature illustrations of 10 familiar American animal species as babies. The animals — fox, owl, deer, seal, rabbit, raccoon, bear, skunk, bobcat and chipmunk — range widely across the United States. Tracy Walker created the digital illustrations, layering colored […]
THOMAS ALEXANDER: I’m a retail associate at the Rush, NY, Post Office. JONAH ALEXANDER: I’m a retail sales associate at the Medina, NY, Post Office. Thomas is my dad. We both began our Postal Service careers as seasonal employees in the Northwest Rochester, NY, Processing and Distribution Center. THOMAS: Playing music is something our family […]
Memorial Day, a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country, will be observed on Monday, May 26. The first national commemoration was held in 1868, after Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union soldiers and sailors, called […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.03 percent during the week ending May 16, down 0.39 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 21. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.43 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.85 percent rating. Among the […]
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The Postal Service celebrated the release of three stamps honoring the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps during a May 16 ceremony in Washington, DC. The three military branches were established at different points in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress, which understood the need for unified forces in […]
Kristel Hacker was working as a retail associate in Newport News, VA, last spring when she attended her first USPS career conference. It turned out to be a wise move. The insights and advice that Hacker picked up at the event helped put her on the path to her current position: serving as the postmaster […]
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The Postal Service is encouraging customers to spruce up their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, which begins Monday, May 19. Mailboxes should be fully operational, able to protect mail from the weather, safe to use, conveniently located and neat in appearance. They should also be large enough to support the customer’s daily mail and package […]
It’s not just the Postal Service: Three other proud American institutions are celebrating their 250th anniversaries this year. Link reported last week on the release of a trio of stamps — known collectively as the Armed Forces stamps — that celebrate the semiquincentennials of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, each founded in 1775. We […]
Plainfield, WI, Postmaster KaSondra Hams recently learned that a customer wasn’t collecting his mail. The man had just moved to the area and couldn’t get around well because of health problems. As a result, his mail and packages were piling up outside his home. Hams asked police to check on the man and called social […]
Judy de Torok, the Postal Service’s corporate affairs vice president, will retire Friday, May 16. De Torok was named to the position in May 2021 and reported to the postmaster general. She was in charge of Industry Engagement and Outreach; Environmental Affairs and Corporate Sustainability; Continuity and Preparedness; and Corporate Information Services. She also oversaw […]
When she isn’t delivering mail, Anita Tillman volunteers in a food bank, where the Dearborn, MI, letter carrier sees firsthand the importance of feeding people in need. Her favorite sight: “Seeing the children smile when they get cereal in their box of food.” Last weekend, Tillman was one of countless Postal Service employees who collected […]
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A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.17 percent during the week ending May 9, down 0.4 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 14. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.4 percent, while Central ranked last with a 97.03 percent rating. Among the […]
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Link received an award of excellence last week in the Communicator Awards’ employee and internal communications website category. The annual competition is organized by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, a professional development group in the media sector. Other honorees included Apple, Netflix and the Walt Disney Co. The competition’s website has a gallery […]
Last week, Link shared a big headline: The USPS Board of Governors chose David Steiner to be the 76th postmaster general. Assuming the successful completion of the ethics and security clearance vetting process, Steiner, the former president and CEO of Waste Management Inc., is expected to join USPS in July. “Dave is the right person […]
Letter Carrier Jeffrey Abbruzzese was recently delivering mail in Pawcatuck, CT, when he heard a nearby home’s fire alarm. As he approached the residence, the Postal Service employee noticed smoke. No one appeared to be home. He called 911. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze, which had started in the kitchen from a pot of […]
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The Postal Service has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of shipping services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 13. The USPS Board of Governors approved the proposed adjustments this week. The changes would raise domestic shipping services prices approximately 6.3 percent for Priority Mail service, 7.1 percent for USPS Ground Advantage and 7.6 percent […]
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The Postal Service has revealed the artwork of a Forever stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush. The stamp design was unveiled May 8 at the White House by first lady Melania Trump; Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch, daughter of Barbara Bush; Alice Yates, CEO of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation; and Judy de Torok, […]
This year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s largest single-day food collection, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10. USPS customers are being asked to leave a bag filled with healthful, nonperishable food items next to their mailboxes to be collected by Postal Service employees, who will distribute the donations to local food banks and […]
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My name is Kirk Kern, and I’m the postmaster for Star, NC, a town of about 800 in the central part of the state. When I go home, I like to relax by keeping bees. I had always wanted to have bees. About six years ago, a friend of mine who kept bees got stung […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.35 percent during the week ending May 2, down 0.3 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 7. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.67 percent, while Central ranked last with a 97.08 percent rating. Among the […]
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